How’s this for “beyond the Beltway” experience: Skimming through the new White House 100-days progress report on the economic stimulus package, I noticed that the massive jobs and recovery project has directly impacted my hometown of Delmar, N.Y. (A reporter should rarely, if ever, use the first person, but since other colleagues have done itRead… Read more »
When I was a kid my family would spend five days almost every summer in Atlantic City, NJ. This was the pre-gambling, family friendly beach town with the famous boardwalk, wicker pushcarts for vacationers to travel the boards in, the Steel Pier, and the Miss America pageant. One of the treats we always looked forwardRead… Read more »
Here at EPA, we have many Twitter feeds. Most are run automagically via RSS feeds. I’m trying to figure out whether our main feed, @usepagov, should have a live person behind it who responds to people. I’m very concerned about the potential time demands, because EPA is involved in an enormous number of issues thatRead… Read more »
Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web2.0 Technologies to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth by Ben Rigby, Rock the Vote Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies by Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools by Gwen Solomon, Lynne Schrum World Wide Rave: Creating Triggers that Get MillionsRead… Read more »
Watch this video that outlines one of our recent reports. Here is a summary: the Intelligence Community developed a “federated” approach to its human capital system under the authority of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. This approach effectively balances the needs of the community with those of individual agencies. Unlike theRead… Read more »
One thing that people often find surprising when I’m talking to them about social learning and communities, is when they find out how government and military organizations are really leading the way when it comes to actually using Web 2.0 tools and making an impact within their organizations. Hands down, government organizaitons are the onesRead… Read more »
E-Democracy.Org has a great new free monthly e-newsletter on building democracy and community in the information age. Shared most months, you’ll discover exciting news and tips on how to use the Internet to make a difference as well as highlights from across the E-Democracy.Org network. You can select the national or global edition of mostRead… Read more »
Guest Blog on http://www.brightsidegovernment.com By Bill Bott It’s everywhere today – every news cast, every politico, every talking head in front of a radio mic, and yep…every blog – talk of the stimulus package. The pros, the cons, the “transparency in government” – it’s enough to throw a kid into seizures worse than that MarioRead… Read more »
And if you were the only one in your office who had web software, the volume would be staggering!! Or, is it just about managing expectations. When folks see the web, they inevitably believe that it is someone else’s information. They are not connected to it, just being serviced by it. I guess that’s aRead… Read more »
This has also been cross-posted on my primary blog, “Social Media Strategery.” Over the last few years between starting the social media practice at Booz Allen and getting involved with the broader Government 2.0 community, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a ton of different people, all with different motivations, frustrations, and aspirations. While sittingRead… Read more »